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Dance Magazine Awards. Monday, December 2, 2024 at 7pm. Baryshnikov Arts, Jerome Robbins Theater 450 W 37th St, New York. Established in 1954, the Dance Magazine Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of individuals and organizations in the dance industry and are one of the most prestigious honors in dance.

 

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Mon 1st
8:00pm
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Seeking NYC Artists for 2023 Season

Tabula Rasa Dance Theater
Tabula Rasa Dance Theater is seeking new New York City artists for its 2023 June Performance Season. All genders welcome. Must be over 21 years old. To apply please send your resume, a clear headshot (close-up) and full-length picture. Dance video is required. Deadline: March 20th, 2023 The artistic director will make a pre-selection based on the information you have provided, including the…

 
Tue 2nd
Wed 3rd
1:00pm
Limón Dance Spring Season

Limón Dance Company's Spring Season / May 3 - 19, 2023

Limón Dance Company
Limón Dance Company kicks off its highly anticipated 2023 Spring Season with an ambitious tour that spans three venues across Manhattan and Brooklyn. With performances taking place Wednesday, May 3 through Friday, May 19, 2023, Artistic Director Dante Puleio will bring Limón’s unique brand of storytelling and choreographic craftsmanship to City College’s Aaron Davis Hall (160 Convent Ave, West…

 
6:00pm
Bryant Park Dance Party: Salsa Dura (New York Salsa)

Bryant Park Dance Party: Salsa Dura (New York Salsa)

La Excelencia
6pm: Dance Instruction with Marlon Mills and Talia Castro-Pozo 7pm: Live Dance Music with La Excelencia   Inspired by the salsa sounds of the 1970s and the sociopolitical landscape of today, La Excelencia is an award-winning band from New York City that combines traditional salsa elements with a modern and unapologetic sound. Their music invigorates social mindedness amidst a powerful and danceable…

 
Thu 4th
2:00pm
Baryshnikov Arts Center announces New York Premiere of Miguel Gutierrez's I as another

Baryshnikov Arts Center announces New York Premiere of Miguel Gutierrez's I as another

Baryshnikov Arts Center
Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) announces the New York premiere of Miguel Gutierrez's I as another (2022) on May 4-7, 2023 at BAC's Jerome Roberts Theater, 450 W. 37th Street, NYC. Tickets are $25 and are available at bacnyc.org/performances/performance/miguel-gutierrez.   I as another is Miguel Gutierrez's newest work, a duet performed with Laila Franklin. The piece takes place in a…

 
6:00pm
Bryant Park Dance Party: Tango Argentino Tradicional

Bryant Park Dance Party: Tango Argentino Tradicional

Pedro Giraudo
6pm: Dance Instruction with Mariana Parma and Leo Sardella 7pm: Live Dance Music with Pedro Giraudo   Latin Grammy Award-winning bassist and composer Pedro Giraudo is among the most compelling tango artists today. After two decades performing with the most important interpreters of tango, Pedro Giraudo debuted his own Tango Orchestra at Lincoln Center’s Midsummer Night Swing in 2015; since,…

 
7:00pm
MDD Logo

13th Annual Virtual Salon Performance Series for Social Change (SPS) 2023

Mark DeGarmo Dance
Mark DeGarmo Dance (MDD) will conclude its 13th annual Virtual Salon Performance Series for Social Change (SPS) 2023 featuring Global, U.S., New York City and State Emerging and Established Asian American and Pacific Islander, Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Latino, and Other; LGBTQIA+, Seniors, and Women Performing Artists on Thursday, May 4, 2023 at 7 PM ET on a Live Online Interactive Zoom Broadcast*.   MDD’s…

 
7:30pm
nia love UNDERcurrents at Harlem Stage

nia love: UNDERcurrents

nia love
Harlem Stage presents WaterWorks Established artist, Bessie and Herb Alpert Award-winning dancer and choreographer, nia love, and her collaborators, in UNDERcurrents. Through dance and live music, the work explores themes of water and doors and centers the infamous Middle Passage, where human beings were transported across the Atlantic Ocean to a life of enslavement, as “the door of no return.”…

 
7:30pm
SYREN Modern Dance and Gibney's POP Series present Ithaka

SYREN Modern Dance and Gibney's POP Series present Ithaka

SYREN Modern Dance
As SYREN celebrates its 20-year anniversary, the company is proud to present Ithaka, a nine-section modern dance created by Kate Sutter in collaboration with the dancers of SYREN and set to the lively and dynamic music of LA-based composer and producer Calimossa. The performances will take place for three evenings only, from May 4-6, 2023 at 7:30pm at Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center, 280 Broadway…

 
7:30pm
mage Description: Lead Photographer: Alice Chacon, Assistant Photographer: Emilee Pratt, five dancers, all costumed in bright or

Syren Modern Dance Premiers Ithaka at Gibney Studio

Syren Modern Dance
Ithaka As SYREN celebrates its 20-year anniversary, the company is proud to present Ithaka, a nine-section modern dance created by Kate Sutter in collaboration with the dancers of SYREN and set to the lively and dynamic music of LA-based composer and producer Calimossa. Like the beloved Constantine Cavafy poem from which it takes its name, Ithaka honors and celebrates the idea of “the journey”…

 
8:00pm
From left to right: Flamenco Artists Barbara Martinez, Rebeca Tomas, Elisabet Torras, Juana Cala seated on chairs and conversing

Las SinSombrero Flamenco

Danza España
Danza España presents its premiere "Las SinSombrero Flamenco", May 4 - 21, 2023 at Thalia Spanish Theatre, where the company has performed since 1989.  "Las SinSombrero Flamenco" is an homage to the Spanish Women Artists of "The Generation of 1927", known as Las SinSombrero (The Hatless), who believed in a fair society seeking autonomy, professional careers, and intellectual freedom equal to men. Yloy…

 
8:00pm
Join us for an epic night of hip-hop greatness as this legendary artist takes the KCA stage to bring the house down.

QC Student Association Presents Waka Flocka Flame

Kupferberg Center for the Arts
Get ready to turn up the heat as the annual QC Student Association concert returns with the one and only Waka Flocka Flame! Join us for an epic night of hip-hop greatness as this legendary artist takes the KCA stage to bring the house down. Waka Flocka Flame is known for his high-energy performances and electrifying beats, and this event promises to be no exception. Born Juaquin James Malphurs, the…

 
8:00pm
Four dance artists wearing floral masks and gloves, pulling, pushing, and cradling one another mid-performance.

Yes and Yes

Liz Roche Company
Yes and Yes takes its title from the final episode of Ulysses, which both begins and ends with a “yes.” This work from the acclaimed Irish contemporary choreographer Liz Roche journeys through the chapters of James Joyce's seminal novel to explore its sensuality, absurdity, release, and resignation in movement with four extraordinary dancers and through film, sound, and design. Performed by…

 
Fri 5th
7:00pm
A Salute to the Copasetics

First Friday Film Festival: "A SALUTE TO THE COPASETICS"" (VIRTUAL)

American Tap Dance Foundation
THE AMERICAN TAP DANCE FOUNDATION'S FIRST FRIDAY FILM FESTIVAL CONTINUES ON FRIDAY, MAY 5 AT 7PM ET WITH “A SALUTE TO THE COPASETICS” In Honor of National Tap Dance Day - An ATDF Livestream Production The American Tap Dance Foundation's First Friday Film Festival will return on Friday, May 5 from 7-9pm ET, with A Salute to the Copasetics - LIVESTREAMED. Registration and link can…

 
7:00pm
Elena Zahlmann in Song Before Spring

Legends & Visionaries

New York Theatre Ballet
WORLD PREMIERE OF NEW YORK THEATRE BALLET’S VIBRANT BLUE, CHOREOGRAPHED BY ARTHUR AVILÉS, TO HIGHLIGHT “LEGENDS & VISIONARIES” PROGRAM AT FLORENCE GOULD HALL, MAY 5 & 6 AT 7:00PM The World Premiere of Vibrant Blue, choreographed by Arthur Avilés, will highlight New York Theatre Ballet’s (NYTB) Spring 2023 performances May 5 and 6 at 7:00PM at Florence Gould Hall in New York City. Vibrant…

 
7:00pm

Ice Theatre of New York 2023 Home Season Performances and Benefit Gala

Ice Theatre of New York
Ice Theatre of New York® (ITNY) announces the 2023 Home Season Performances on Friday, May 5 at 7 PM and Saturday, May 6 at 7:00 PM with a Benefit Gala and Performance on Monday, May 8 at 6:30 PM. All performances will take place at Sky Rink at Chelsea Piers. The performances will feature innovative choreography by the ITNY Ensemble with guest artists US Open Champion & ITNY's 2023 Choreography…

 
7:00pm
Ice Theatre of New York's Home Season Poster, Dates May 5 & 6 at 7 PM and May 8th at 6:30 PM

2023 Home Season

Ice Theatre of New York, Inc.
ITNY'S 2023 Home Season Performances will take place on Friday, May 5 and Saturday, May 6 at 7PM - the Benefit Gala Performance will be on Monday, May 8 at 6:30PM. Performances by the Ice Theatre of New York Professional Ensemble, Youth Performing Apprentices, Performing Apprentices Oona and Gage Brown, and Guest Artist Rohene Ward! Our 2023 Gala Honoree Jason Brown, will join us…

 
7:30pm
nia love UNDERcurrents at Harlem Stage

nia love: UNDERcurrents

nia love
Harlem Stage presents WaterWorks Established artist, Bessie and Herb Alpert Award-winning dancer and choreographer, nia love, and her collaborators, in UNDERcurrents. Through dance and live music, the work explores themes of water and doors and centers the infamous Middle Passage, where human beings were transported across the Atlantic Ocean to a life of enslavement, as “the door of no return.”…

 
7:30pm
SYREN Modern Dance and Gibney's POP Series present Ithaka

SYREN Modern Dance and Gibney's POP Series present Ithaka

SYREN Modern Dance
As SYREN celebrates its 20-year anniversary, the company is proud to present Ithaka, a nine-section modern dance created by Kate Sutter in collaboration with the dancers of SYREN and set to the lively and dynamic music of LA-based composer and producer Calimossa. The performances will take place for three evenings only, from May 4-6, 2023 at 7:30pm at Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center, 280 Broadway…

 
7:30pm
mage Description: Lead Photographer: Alice Chacon, Assistant Photographer: Emilee Pratt, five dancers, all costumed in bright or

Syren Modern Dance Premiers Ithaka at Gibney Studio

Syren Modern Dance
Ithaka As SYREN celebrates its 20-year anniversary, the company is proud to present Ithaka, a nine-section modern dance created by Kate Sutter in collaboration with the dancers of SYREN and set to the lively and dynamic music of LA-based composer and producer Calimossa. Like the beloved Constantine Cavafy poem from which it takes its name, Ithaka honors and celebrates the idea of “the journey”…

 
7:30pm
Dancer soaring through air with Time Machine written on top

STREB EXTREME ACTION presents Time Machine

STREB EXTREME ACTION
"TIME MACHINE" is a journey through Elizabeth Streb’s career that explores her classic solos from the 70s and 80s, early equipment experimentations from the 90s, and jaw-dropping extreme action opuses with the large scale “action machines” the company has since become known for from the early 21st century. This historic look back connects the line from the company's experimental past to the…

 
7:30pm
Baryshnikov Arts Center announces New York Premiere of Miguel Gutierrez's I as another

Baryshnikov Arts Center announces New York Premiere of Miguel Gutierrez's I as another

Baryshnikov Arts Center
Baryshnikov Arts Center (BAC) announces the New York premiere of Miguel Gutierrez's I as another (2022) on May 4-7, 2023 at BAC's Jerome Roberts Theater, 450 W. 37th Street, NYC. Tickets are $25 and are available at bacnyc.org/performances/performance/miguel-gutierrez.   I as another is Miguel Gutierrez's newest work, a duet performed with Laila Franklin. The piece takes place in a…

 
8:00pm
APSARA

INDIA UNLEASHED: APSARAS - celestial dancers descend from the heavens

The India Center
An Apsara is a celestial being in Indian Culture. They figure prominently in sculpture, dance, literature and paintings in India. The Apsaras who are described as beautiful, youthful and elegant are experts in the art of dancing. They are often wives of gandharvas, the court musicians of the King of the gods, Indra. The Apsaras reside in the palaces of the gods and entertain them by dancing to…

 
8:00pm
Two dances face each other holding hands while they extend their other arm the ceiling

"Alvin Ailey New Directions" | NOW STREAMING FREE

ALL ARTS
Take a look inside Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's New Directions Choreography Lab in a new eight-part digital series from ALL ARTS.  Alvin Ailey New Directions follows choreographers Quilan “Cue” Arnold and Maria Bauman as they explore what it means to be an artist.  Watch free on the ALL ARTS app or stream at AllArts.org. 

 
8:00pm
From left to right: Flamenco Artists Barbara Martinez, Rebeca Tomas, Elisabet Torras, Juana Cala seated on chairs and conversing

Las SinSombrero Flamenco

Danza España
Danza España presents its premiere "Las SinSombrero Flamenco", May 4 - 21, 2023 at Thalia Spanish Theatre, where the company has performed since 1989.  "Las SinSombrero Flamenco" is an homage to the Spanish Women Artists of "The Generation of 1927", known as Las SinSombrero (The Hatless), who believed in a fair society seeking autonomy, professional careers, and intellectual freedom equal to men. Yloy…

 
8:00pm
A photo of someone dancing with Alma Dance written across

Take Root Presents: Alma Dance Company and wonderland wizehart

Dance Entropy/Green Space
Womb Creature: With the howl of an endless line of women in her bloodline, she pushes into the world. She has teeth, claws. She moves free of borders. Her being is vast, echoing forward in space and backward in time to the beginning seed of humanity. She is the mucky root, primordial mud, the voice singing over lost and stolen bones. Performed by Roberta Samet, Dr. Angela Fatou Gittens, Natalia Munoz,…

 
8:00pm
Four dance artists wearing floral masks and gloves, pulling, pushing, and cradling one another mid-performance.

Yes and Yes

Liz Roche Company
Yes and Yes takes its title from the final episode of Ulysses, which both begins and ends with a “yes.” This work from the acclaimed Irish contemporary choreographer Liz Roche journeys through the chapters of James Joyce's seminal novel to explore its sensuality, absurdity, release, and resignation in movement with four extraordinary dancers and through film, sound, and design. Performed by…

 
8:00pm
MDD and NYSCA Logos

Mark DeGarmo Dance Awarded $168,500 Over 3 Years by the New York State Council on the Arts

Mark DeGarmo Dance
New York, New York - Mark DeGarmo Dance announced today three grants totaling $168,500 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the recovery of the nonprofit arts and culture sector. Following New York State’s historic investment for The Arts, NYSCA has awarded $90 million since Spring 2022 to a record number of artists and organizations across the state. The first two, Regrowth…

 
Dance Magazine Awards. Monday, December 2, 2024 at 7pm. Baryshnikov Arts, Jerome Robbins Theater 450 W 37th St, New York. Established in 1954, the Dance Magazine Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of individuals and organizations in the dance industry and are one of the most prestigious honors in dance.

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